Question: How to see if a4000 is working

[Cyberus]

Wooohoooo!
Congrats :pint:


@OP
If the A4000 came with all the bits, there should be a VGA adaptor, a little silver widget that was bundled with A4000s that goes in the RGB port and allows you to plug in VGA monitors. This should allow you to boot a Workbench disk.
Otherwise if you, or anyone you know, has the modulator that came with the A500, you can plug the A4000 to a TV using a standard RF lead.

[Cyberus]

You're right of course - When I got my A4000 the WB on the hard disk was already set up to boot and display on a VGA monitor. It's seeing the bench in the first place to be able to change things thats the problem!

edit: but don't you think you're being a pedant? I mean what else are you going to call it? In the Big Book of Amiga Hardware they call it a VGA adaptor, or is it a case of "Must have the last word and debunk what other people have said IN order to massage my ego syndrome ". I would think that 'adaptor' is a fine name for it. I personally would use the noun, 'converter' when talking about something that actually scandoubles....